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instanceOf
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United States senator
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human
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lawyer
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member of the 9/11 Commission
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politician
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appointedToBody
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National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
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birthDate
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1928-01-08
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birthPlace
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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causeOfDeath
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cancer
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conflict
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Korean War
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World War II
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countryOfCitizenship
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United States of America
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deathDate
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2020-08-19
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deathPlace
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Clyde Hill, Washington, United States of America
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surface form:
Clyde Hill, Washington, United States
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educatedAt
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Columbia Law School
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Dartmouth College
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New York University School of Law
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familyName
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Gorton
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givenName
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Thomas
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ideology
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conservatism in the United States
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memberOfPoliticalParty
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Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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militaryBranch
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United States Air Force
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United States Army Air Forces
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nickname
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Slade
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notableWork
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service on the 9/11 Commission
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numberOfChildren
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3
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officeEnd
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1981-01-03 (Attorney General of Washington)
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1987-01-03 (first term as U.S. Senator from Washington)
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2001-01-03 (second period as U.S. Senator from Washington)
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officeStart
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1969-01-13 (Attorney General of Washington)
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1981-01-03 (first term as U.S. Senator from Washington)
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1989-01-03 (second period as U.S. Senator from Washington)
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positionHeld
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Attorney General of Washington
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Majority Leader of the Washington House of Representatives
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United States senator
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member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
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member of the Washington House of Representatives
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precededBy
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Daniel J. Evans (as U.S. Senator from Washington, 1989)
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John J. O'Connell (as Attorney General of Washington)
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Warren G. Magnuson
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surface form:
Warren G. Magnuson (as U.S. Senator from Washington, 1981)
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religion
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Episcopal Church
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represented
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Washington
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surface form:
Washington (state)
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representedIn
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United States Senate
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residence
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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sexOrGender
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male
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spouse
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Sally Jean Clark Gorton
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succeededBy
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Brock Adams (as U.S. Senator from Washington, 1987)
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Ken Eikenberry (as Attorney General of Washington)
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Maria Cantwell (as U.S. Senator from Washington, 2001)
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